The meaning of Mopar, Part 2
The Direct Connection
In the mid-1970s, the “Mopar: Direct Connection” Special Parts program was born. That was an instant hit with the customers that wanted racing parts for their Mopar cars!... more
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Jim Maxwell - January 05, 2012 10:00 AM - Comments
Taking it to Redline
2012 Dodge Charger Redline features factory-tuned performance.
Delivering performance and an even more aggressive look, the 2012 Dodge Charger Redline is a 426 HEMI®-powered showcase of new Mopar® performance kits that will arrive later this year. The Dodge Charger Redline vehicle with all three Mopar performance stage kits will debut at the 2012 North American International Auto Show.... more
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Andy Bolig - January 03, 2012 05:37 PM - Comments
Open For Business
Chrysler Brings Back Conner Plant
Chrysler Group LLC will reopen its Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit for the production of the next generation SRT Viper. With the plant’s reopening, nearly 150 jobs, both hourly and salaried, will return to the City of Detroit. The... more
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Larry Jewett - December 14, 2011 11:25 AM - Comments
Spirit of the Season
Charity Car Show Winners Include Duster
The spirit of the holiday was in full force as some 30,000 automotive enthusiasts from all over Southern California arrived at the John Force Racing Headquarters in Yorba Linda for the 14th annual John Force Holiday Car Show. Approximately 1,000 cars... more
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JMPR - December 12, 2011 03:33 PM - Comments
Dart Returns
American Build Chrysler Compact
Dodge redefines performance in the compact car segment with an all-new, state-of-the-art four-door sedan delivering class-leading aerodynamics – the 2013 Dodge Dart.With Alfa Romeo DNA and Dodge’s passion for performance at its core, the all-new... more
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Larry Jewett - December 06, 2011 10:12 AM - Comments
The Meaning of Mopar
It Wasn't Always About Power
Mopar is a commonly used word in today’s motorsports and high-performance car scenes, but the origins of the term Mopar had absolutely nothing to do with high horsepower or checkered flags.... more
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Jim Maxwell - December 01, 2011 10:00 AM - Comments
1970 Plymouth Road Runner
Enthusiasm started in a high-school parking lot
Provenance nearly always improves the value of anything collectible. Being able to track any precious object back through its life to learn who has owned it and where it’s been and how it’s been used has always been very desirable — not only to prove its authenticity, but also to help establish its worth.... more
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Mark Ehlen - November 23, 2011 10:00 AM - Comments
Mopar suspension upgrade for improved handling
TVS Offers True Performance
With the increased popularity of combining car shows with autocrosses, drag racing or track days, we’re seeing more muscle cars being built to look as good on the track as they do in the show field.... more
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Kevin Harper - November 10, 2011 10:00 AM - Comments
Project Road Runner
Updating A Modern Marvel
Things have a way of falling through the cracks and then you find you’re not progressing like you should or like you could. We found that to be true on several fronts when it came to this car.... more
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Larry Jewett - October 27, 2011 10:00 AM - Comments